Pulp & Paper

Wood fiber costs fell for many hardwood pulp-producing countries worldwide in the 1Q/20. The biggest declines (in US dollar terms) were seen in the US South, Russia, and Latin America, where hardwood pulplog prices were down between 5...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2020: interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners; plywood export from Russia demonstrates confident growth; according to Rosleskhoz data, timber harvesting in Russia reduced by 8% in 2019...

In 1H 2020 Svetlogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill (Svetlogorsk, Republic of Belarus) sold over 134.000 tons of bleached sulphate pulp for Br131.7 million ($ 54.8 million). This is 85.7% more than in 1H 2019. The mill is steadily...

UPM has halted production at its newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France, cutting 228 jobs and lowering its annual newsprint production capacity by 240,000 tonnes, the Finnish forestry group said in a statement. UPM said the closure would mean...

The investment project “Modernization of Production of Ilim Group JSC in the Arkhangelsk Region” is included in the list of priority investment projects in the forest industry (by the Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of...

On July 9, 2020, an agreement was signed between the region and Arkhbum JSC on the implementation of the investment project at the Representational Office of the Ulyanovsk Region in Moscow. The document was signed by Sergey Morozov,...

As brand owners and consumers look to lower their environmental impact, Stora Enso hopes that its new plastic-free, lightweight board designed for premium packaging will help them decrease their carbon footprint.

Installation of a cardboard line with the capacity of 2,000 tons per month has already been completed; it is planned to produce cardboard with a density of 340-540 g for technical purposes from paper waste. At the initial...

On 29 May, 2020, during a working visit the Acting Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha attended the industrial sites of the Borovsky district – in Vorsino industrial park and on the northern site of SEZ Kaluga....

In January-May 2020, Russian wood pulp production increased by 5.7% YoY to 3.7 million tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reports. For five months, paper and cardboard production also increased by 5% YoY to 3.9 million tons....

Kama Karton LLC is implementing an investment project aimed at creating import-substituting production: bleached chemical-thermomechanical pulp within the first phase and high-quality FBB within the final phase. For the implementation of the first phase of the project, a woodland...

The main activity of Volzhskaya Kartonnaya Manufaktura is the production of three-layer and five-layer corrugated cardboard with the output of up to 2 million m2 per month. The company also has a site for the production of corrugated...